Venture Capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which have demonstrated high growth (in terms of number of employees, annual revenue, scale of operations, etc). Venture capital firms or funds invest in these early-stage companies in exchange for equity, or an ownership stake. Venture capitalists take on the risk of financing risky start-ups in the hopes that some of the firms they support will become successful. Because startups face high uncertainty, VC investments …
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CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 3 October 2024 English
Increasingly intensifying U.S. economic sanctions targeting Russia’s financial system have deepened concerns in China over its extensive dollar asset holdings and the Chinese financial system’s reliance on dollars.
financing over the last decade, although U.S. venture capital investment into Chinese firms has dropped precipitously … initial public offering exits each year by venture capital firms from mainland Chinese company investments …
IEA: International Energy Agency · 2 October 2024 English
The Global Hydrogen Review 2024 tracks the global development of hydrogen production, demand, and its role in energy transition. The report highlights the growing production of low-emissions hydrogen, investment trends, …
EU: European Union · 1 October 2024 English
(EFG): This provides equity support through venture capital investments to support the growth and expansion …
IEA: International Energy Agency · 1 October 2024 English
Emerging developing economies have a major stake in tackling the climate challenge, including through the innovations needed to underpin the clean energy transition. In recent years, energy, climate and development …
corporate energy R&D spending and 9% of energy venture capital was in EMDEs outside China. Considering the … this growth. For earlier-stage innovators, venture capital investment in energy start-ups has grown more … spending was 6% and the share of global energy venture capital investment was 8% (Figures 1.4 and 1.5). Of … scope to increase these numbers. Figure 1.5 Venture capital funding for energy-related start-ups, 2010-2023 …
EU: European Union · 1 October 2024 English
the invitation to sign the contract. VC VC Venture capital 1 Commission Recommendation of 6/5/2003 … (EFG): This provides equity support through venture capital investments to support the growth and expansion … either private debt, private equity (PE) or venture capital (VC), into 104 COSME EFG eligible final recipients … eligible final recipients. Pan European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds Initiative In 2016 the Commission … Commission launched the Pan European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds. The EIF invested in two multi-country …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 1 October 2024 English
We discuss the contribution of the Banking Union in its current form to market integration in the euro area. While the introduction of single supervision has fostered banking integration, limited …
“ecosystem for innovative companies” that includes venture capital and access to public equity markets is therefore …
World Bank Group · 30 September 2024 English
This report offers strategic and actionable guidance to policymakers in strengthening their access to finance policies for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This report emphasizes the need to improve the …
for Inclusive Finance for Development VC venture capital WSMEs women-owned (and led) SMEsxv EXECUTIVE … and, increasingly, investment programs in venture capital funds). Yet, the credit gap for SMEs in EMDEs … spur innovation, remain small in most EMDEs. Venture capital (VC) investments stood around 0.01 percent … implementation of investment programs in venture capital funds). Thus far, there is limited evidence … innovative activities. Private markets, especially venture capital (VC), are the main source of equity financing …
EU: European Union · 30 September 2024 English
We discuss the contribution of the Banking Union in its current form to market integration in the euro area. While the introduction of single supervision has fostered banking integration, limited …
“ecosystem for innovative companies” that includes venture capital and access to public equity markets is therefore …
World Bank Group · 30 September 2024 English
This report offers strategic and actionable guidance to policymakers in strengthening their access to finance policies for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This report emphasizes the need to improve the …
for Inclusive Finance for Development VC venture capital WSMEs women-owned (and led) SMEsxv EXECUTIVE … and, increasingly, investment programs in venture capital funds). Yet, the credit gap for SMEs in EMDEs … spur innovation, remain small in most EMDEs. Venture capital (VC) investments stood around 0.01 percent … implementation of investment programs in venture capital funds). Thus far, there is limited evidence … innovative activities. Private markets, especially venture capital (VC), are the main source of equity financing …
World Bank Group · 30 September 2024 English
Firms' ability to finance investments in physical and human capital and innovate through digital, green, and other technologies is central to productivity and economic growth. An extensive body of research …
40 50 60 70 80 90 100 High income Share of venture capital invested in 2010–19 (%) Upper-middle income … served. The results show that the bulk of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investments in … reversed. See chapter 5 for more details. VC = venture capital. Share of companies Share of capital invested …
